Winter traffic safety precautions

As the saying goes, "Sail the boat with care". Then we drive too. Now I have compiled relevant content for you, and you are welcome to learn from it.

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1. Enhance awareness of driving safety in winter

In winter, there are many frosts, fogs, rains and snows, low temperatures and complex environments, which are harmful to driving safety. greater impact. Drivers should strengthen the knowledge and skills of winter driving to prevent freezing, slipping and accidents, and avoid driving in winter with the same driving habits as in other seasons.

2. Keep abreast of road conditions information

Before driving, learn about road conditions in advance through TV, radio, the Internet, etc., and be prepared in advance .

3. Vehicle season-changing maintenance

It is necessary to do a good job in vehicle season-changing maintenance work, including vehicle braking, steering, driving systems, air pipelines, water pipelines, oil pipelines, etc. Carry out comprehensive inspection and maintenance of components, equip the vehicle with necessary antifreeze devices, and add engine oil and gear oil as required.

4. Battery Keeping Warm and Charging

Car batteries are mostly lead-acid batteries. Batteries are most afraid of low temperatures. The battery capacity in low temperature environments is much lower than that at normal temperature. Therefore, the electrolyte of the battery should be replenished, and the battery terminals should be cleaned and protected with special grease to extend the battery life. If the vehicle is parked in the open air for several weeks, the battery should be removed and stored in a warmer room to prevent the battery from freezing and damage.

Be careful when driving in rainy and snowy weather:

Driving in rainy and snowy weather must be low.

Drive quickly and keep a safe distance.

Try to avoid changing lanes to avoid scratches.

Avoid rapid acceleration and braking to avoid sideslip. The start should be steady and the throttle should be light.

For a car with automatic manual, it is best to use the manual mode on snowy days. Selecting the appropriate gear can better control the vehicle speed.

When parking in the open air, it is best to turn the front of the car away from the wind. It can reduce the damage caused by wind and snow to the car water tank and engine.

When parking on a slope, it is best to face the uphill direction. This will prevent the condensed water in the exhaust system from freezing and blocking the exhaust passage, making it difficult to start the car next time.

It is best to warm up your car for a minute or two when you first start it in the morning. If you start the car and drive away, the engine speed should not be too high. It is best not to exceed 2000 rpm. Wait until the engine water temperature reaches above 60 degrees Celsius before accelerating to avoid accelerated engine wear.

Driving safety knowledge in rainy, snowy and foggy weather in winter:

Due to the reduced adhesion between the vehicle tires and the road surface in rain, snow and frost weather, the tires are prone to slipping, which limits the safety of the vehicle. Braking performance. In order to prevent the vehicle from skidding or rolling over, the following points should be done:

1. The vehicle speed must be strictly controlled and kept stable while driving. Sudden acceleration or deceleration is not allowed, and sliding in neutral is strictly prohibited. It is best to take more preventive measures while driving and use less braking. If necessary, use the braking method without detaching the engine or intermittent braking. Do not use emergency braking to avoid sideslip.

2. When meeting cars, you should choose a wide and flat spot, slow down in advance, increase the lateral distance, drive slowly to meet, and avoid using the brakes.

3. When overtaking, overtake only when the vehicle in front gives way, the road is wide, the visibility is good, and there is no danger.

4. When turning, the speed should be slow and the turning radius should be large. Do not make sharp turns to avoid sideslip.

5. Pay close attention to the movements of pedestrians and bicycles. In the cold season, people often wear snow hats or wrap their heads with scarves, resulting in impaired vision and hearing. At the same time, pedestrians and bicycles are prone to slipping on icy roads. Therefore, it is necessary to relax the lateral safety distance and take precautions in advance to prevent accidents.

Visibility is low in foggy weather, which affects safe driving. Therefore, in foggy days, you must pay attention to the following:

1. Reduce the vehicle speed so that the braking distance is smaller than the driver's visible distance.

2. Make full use of various vehicle lights such as fog lights, tail lights, and emergency lights to improve the visibility of your vehicle.

3. Increase the following distance to prevent rear-end collisions.

4. Brake smoothly to prevent sideslip.

5. Keep the windshield clean to ensure that your line of sight is less affected.

6. Regardless of whether there is a center line or not, vehicles should not drive beyond the center of the road to avoid being unable to avoid oncoming traffic. At the same time, pay attention to the movements of pedestrians and non-motor vehicles on the road to prevent accidents.

7. When it is too foggy to drive, the car cannot be parked at intersections or curves. When parking, the width lights, tail lights, and emergency lights should be turned on to provide warning.

Defogging of the windshield:

Due to the low temperature inside the car in winter, a large amount of haze will be formed on the front windshield after people enter the car, affecting the driver's forward vision. Solution: 1. Automatic air conditioning: Adjust the mode switch to the defogging position. At this time, the air conditioning automatically switches to the outer loop, fresh air from the outside enters the cab, and defogging begins. 2. Manual air conditioner: Adjust the wind direction switch to the defogging position, start the outer loop to let fresh air blow in, and adjust the compressor and wind speed to the highest speed to speed up the defogging speed. If you feel that the side glass is not defogged quickly enough, it is best to close the two central air outlets so that the airflow from the air outlets on both sides can quickly blow away the fog. You can also open the windows appropriately to speed up the defogging.

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1. Precautions for safe driving in snowy days

1. Due to the low temperature at night on snowy days, wipers often freeze. Before the ice and snow on the windshield melts, please do not start the wiper to blow the snow. The wiper drive motor may be burned out. Use a soft blade to remove the snow first.

2. Don’t be nervous when you hit the road. Don’t be careless or too nervous when driving in snow. When encountering an emergency, mental stress can lead to panic and slow reaction. Relax and drive slowly, and most situations can be easily handled.

3. When cleaning the car windows and warming up the car, don’t just sit in the car and wait. When you get out of the car, in addition to using a mop to clean the snow on the front windshield, you also need to focus on clearing the left and right side windows, rear Keep snow on the view mirrors and rear windshield to avoid waiting until the blind spot is discovered and then parking on the side of the road to clear the snow and create traffic hazards.

4. Downshift before bending. This is an important technique for safe driving in snow. Many people are used to lightly braking to slow down during turns and downshifting in the middle of the turn. This is a taboo when driving in snow. When turning, the center of the car is on the outside of the corner, and braking can easily cause the vehicle to slide sideways. In addition, when downshifting during a bend, you can only hold the steering wheel with one hand, which is very detrimental to handling unexpected situations.

5. Maintain traction and always keep the vehicle in gear under any circumstances. In rain or snow, it is safer to maintain proper traction. The worst thing that could happen is if the engine is choked and loses power because the wheels lock up. For cars with ABS, the driver needs to step on it and leave everything to ABS to handle.

6. Side collisions are cheaper. If an accident is unavoidable, then the cost of side collisions is smaller.

7. Keep defrost on.

8. Start in second gear. Start on ice or compacted snow. If slipping occurs, please start in second gear. Since the ice surface has less resistance, it does not require as much torque output as on ordinary roads. If you still start with high torque, it is easy for the drive wheels to spin. Due to the existence of the differential, the front drive will move to the side of the wheel with less driving force. The driver will instinctively correct the steering wheel, but it is still difficult to control.

9. Fog lights cannot be turned on normally. If there is no heavy fog, please turn off the rear fog lights; if you are driving in the city, please turn off the front fog lights as well. Because fog lights are brighter than ordinary low-beam lights, if they are left to shine when unnecessary, they will only interfere with the vision of other motorists. In serious cases, it may cause a car accident. On the streets in the city, we often see the headlights and rear fog lights of some cars shining at the same time, making the driver of the car behind unable to open his eyes.

10. Predict driving and keep a sufficient reaction distance from the vehicle in front. If you find that the vehicle in front has a tendency to slow down or merge, be prepared to slow down in advance. Taking chances will only increase trouble.

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1. Pay attention to non-motorized vehicles on the right when meeting cars. Don’t rush when meeting cars at night. Press the brake pedal for a while and turn the wheel to the right. Pay attention to pedestrians and pedestrians on the right. bike. When you are 150 meters away from the oncoming vehicle, you should change the high beam to low beam. This is both driving courtesy and a guarantee of driving safety. When encountering an opponent who refuses to switch to low beam, you should immediately slow down and signal the opponent by continuously changing between far and low beam.

If the other party still does not change and feels that the light is too dazzling to distinguish the road surface, you should pull over and do not shine a bright light at the other party out of anger.

2. Control the vehicle speed. Traffic flow on the road at night is small, and there is relatively little interference from pedestrians and bicycles. Drivers are generally more likely to drive at high speeds, so traffic accidents are likely to occur. When driving at night from bright to dark places, the eyes have a process of adaptation, so the vehicle speed must be reduced. When driving through curves, slopes, bridges, narrow roads and places where it is difficult to see clearly, the vehicle speed should be reduced and the brakes should be applied at all times. Or prepare for parking; when driving through busy streets, you must drive at a low speed because the neon lights and other lights affect the driver's vision; if you encounter bad weather such as rain, snow, fog, etc., you must drive at a low speed. Drive carefully. 2 H4

3. Increase the following distance. When drivers drive at night, their vision is not as wide as during the day, and they often encounter dangers and emergencies. To do this, the driver must be prepared to stop at any time. In this case, in order to avoid danger, attention should be paid to appropriately increasing the following distance to prevent collisions between front and rear vehicles.

4. Try to avoid overtaking. Before overtaking, check whether there are obstacles on the right side of the vehicle being overtaken, so as to avoid collision when the vehicle being overtaken turns to the left to avoid obstacles when overtaking. When it is necessary to overtake, you should continuously change the high and low lights in advance to inform the vehicle in front, and then overtake after it is confirmed that overtaking is possible.

5. Overcome driving fatigue. Driving at night, especially after midnight, is the most likely to cause fatigue and drowsiness. In addition, driving at night is less exciting to the driver because the scenery on both sides of the road cannot be seen, so it is most likely to cause drowsiness. Produces driving fatigue. You can use the method of frequently changing the far and near lights. On the one hand, it can increase the attention of other vehicles, and on the other hand, it can also help reduce visual fatigue. If you are too tired, you should stop and rest instead of driving at night.

6. Accurately judge the road conditions. Generally speaking, if you feel that the vehicle speed is automatically slowing down and the engine sound becomes dull, it means that the driving resistance has increased and the car may be driving uphill or on a soft road. If you feel that the vehicle speed is automatically accelerating and the engine sound becomes brisk, it means that the resistance is reduced during driving and the car may be driving downhill. On moonless nights, the road surface is generally gray-black, and the outside of the road surface is completely black. Areas with puddles will appear lighter, while potholes will appear darker. Some experienced drivers have concluded that the key to driving at night is to "walk in gray and not in darkness." In addition, you need to accumulate experience in judging the terrain based on the changes in the headlight beams. If the light beam becomes shorter, it may be due to a curve or an uphill road; if the light beam becomes longer, it may be due to a downhill road; if there is a gap in the light beam, it may be due to potholes on the road.

7. Prepare emergency lights. In addition to regular items such as spare tires, jacks, and wrenches, you should also bring lighting devices such as emergency lights and emergency parking warning signs when driving at night. When parking, you can create a safe area for your vehicle.